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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: The Countess del Carpio, Marquesa de la Solana

🖼 The Countess del Carpio, Marquesa de la Solana, 1793-95
Oil canvas
181 × 122 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork and luminous skin tones capture an aristocratic woman in elegant repose, her gaze direct and commanding. Goya's portrait exemplifies 18th-century Spanish court painting while revealing psychological depth beyond mere social status.

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E. H. Gombrich
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